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Amenability and Implementation in Secondary School Antitobacco ProgramsJessica E. Barr, MS; Jonathan G. Tubman, PhD Marilyn J. Montgomery, PhD; Rita M. Soza-Vento, PhD Objective:
To describe relationships between teachers’ amenability to implement
antitobacco programs and features of implementation settings. Methods:
A telephone random survey was administered to middle school and
high school teachers in Florida. Data were analyzed via cluster
analysis and other multivariate techniques. Results: Teachers
were classified by their amenability to implement tobacco-use-prevention
education (TUPE). Cluster membership was associated with key contextual
variables. Hierarchical multiple regression identified significant
predictors of teachers’ perceptions of program success. Conclusion:
After controlling for other school and community factors, classroom
activities remained significant predictors of program effectiveness.
Findings may have implications for the design of secondary interventions
to promote teacher efficacy related to delivery of antitobacco programs.
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